Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 312 Kimimaro

In the Land of Rain, at a certain shrine.

"Are the ninjas of Kumogakure all muscle in their heads? They're idiots who don't appreciate art; they're a complete waste of my clay."

Deidara tossed a package to Kakuzu, saying, "Here, this is what you wanted. To be honest, without Sasori's help, getting his head off his neck would have been quite a hassle."

Kakuzu took it, opened it, and looked at the stitched-up mouth, which then turned up in a smile.

"That's right, these three heads are worth fifty million taels of silver. Well done!"

Hidan glanced at the package: "Cutting off a head hurts a lot. This kind of guy should be sacrificed to the Jashin."

Hidan slung the March Scythe over his shoulder and said, "The number of missions has started to decrease recently. Are we all going to be stuck here again?"

Scorpion's voice followed: "The leader and Kong naturally have their plans. If you have any objections, you can try to raise them."

Upon hearing this, Hidan shrank back and placed his hand on his neck.

The guy who wanted to sew his head onto a pig's body was clearly not someone who could reason with people.

Meanwhile, on the balcony inside the shrine.

Nagato handed a stack of documents to Sora: "More than three years ago, I used White Zetsu's intelligence to basically find out the martial arts factions of the five great ninja villages."

"Deidara and Sasori have taken care of the last three people from Kumogakure on the list. As for whether there are still people in the Five Great Shinobi Villages who hold onto their hatred, we don't know."

Whirlpool took the document and saw that the portrait on each page had been marked with a large cross.

Over three years, nobles were killed off one generation after another, and new ones emerged in an endless stream.

Even knowing the risk of death, countless people still become new nobles driven by self-interest, such as a poor relative whose daimyo is eight or nine generations removed...

"Desire can drive human progress, but it can also lead humanity to its own destruction."

Uzumaki Sora put down the death data in his hand: "Hatred will not disappear. All we need to do is erase the hatred of the previous generation and take the hatred of the new generation upon ourselves."

"Now, apart from the high-ranking officials and Kage of each village, the initial plan has been largely achieved. Naruto and Sasuke's growth has been largely accomplished, and our preparations are complete."

After pondering for a moment, Nagato frowned slightly: "Obito and Black Zetsu... are always unstable factors. In addition... there is Orochimaru. His Impure World Reincarnation technique has given them a group of high-end combatants."

Uzumaki Sora chuckled: "It's time to collect some interest from Orochimaru. He must be quite confident now, after all, he possesses the power of the former two ninja heroes."

The two heroes of the ninja world?

Nagato paused, knowing very well who these two people were represented by that title.

The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, also appeared during the Impure World Reincarnation, but Madara Uchiha...

According to the information provided by Uzumaki Sora, the flesh-and-blood medium should be with Obito...

Uzumaki Sora looked at Nagato: "You guessed right, Orochimaru did indeed obtain Madara Uchiha's corpse. By chance... or you could say Black Zetsu deliberately let him discover it."

"Throughout the ninja world, the Impure World Reincarnation technique can control all the dead. But this technique is not without its weaknesses..."

"The first is the strength of the resurrected dead, and the second is their own will. For example, if Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha could reach half of their peak strength in life and have their own consciousness, then the Impure World Reincarnation would be easy for them to break."

After speaking, Nagato pondered for a moment and then asked, "Orochimaru... is he still alive?"

Kong smiled and replied, "People who do scientific research are the most valuable asset in the world because their minds are much smarter than ordinary people's."

"Assuming I don't go looking for him, at most I'll just play around without regaining my self-awareness. Orochimaru is also worried, but he's also confident."

confidence?

"A scientific madman's inexplicable self-confidence, such as in something like interstitial cells, can achieve a certain degree of restraint."

After saying that, Vortex Sora turned around and prepared to leave.

"Make sure everyone in Akatsuki is ready; the real war is about to begin."

Watching Sora's retreating figure, Nagato clenched his fists tightly.

Since recovering his body on the tower in the Land of Rain, he has never been as excited as he is now.

Yahiko dreams that true peace is about to arrive. This generation will wage the final war, a war to take all evil and hatred upon themselves.

……

Border of the Land of Rain.

Sora, who had just left the shrine, turned around and looked behind him: "Is there something you need? I'm going to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave now."

Origami leaves drifted down from behind the leaves, then coalesced again. Konan looked up at the sky and asked, "Is there a mission?"

Kong shook his head: "It's not a mission, I just need to collect some interest. Otherwise, some people might have already forgotten the price they didn't pay."

Konan looked puzzled, then said, "As part of a team, you need to include me when you're on a mission. Within the Akatsuki organization... you said that you must act in pairs."

???

Did you say those words yourself?

It was clearly said that Sasori, Deidara, Hidan, and Kakuzu must act as two teams, not just one.

After hesitating for a moment, Kong shook his head: "This isn't a mission, it's just some personal matters. Besides, there's a chance a meteor might fall from the sky, the attack range is too large, so we'll still have to send you away temporarily."

Meteorites falling from the sky?

This question stunned Konan: "Do you need Nagato to come with you?"

"never mind……"

Konan shook her head slightly: "Even Nagato's power would only be a burden to you. With your intelligence capabilities, you should have a way to deal with even a meteorite."

As she spoke, Xiao Nan stretched out her hand, and pieces of paper gathered and folded together, soon forming a bouquet of paper flowers in her hand.

"This is for you."

Kong looked at the bouquet in front of him with a troubled expression, scratched his head, and replied, "This thing... is a bit big, it's not easy to carry."

As soon as he finished speaking, the paper bouquet in front of him scattered piece by piece.

Slightly blushing, Konan vanished in an instant. On the large tree in front of the shrine, Konan looked down at Uzumaki Sora: "Even with the advantage of information, we must act cautiously."

Kong nodded, waved, and disappeared from the spot.

A figure suddenly appeared beside Xiao Nan.

"He is not Yahiko."

"I know."

After a brief exchange, Nagato looked at Konan, and after a long while sighed, "Is that so...? Although I always feel that I shouldn't have agreed when Uzumaki Sora first asked to be on your team."

"But all these years... during the first Akatsuki, we took Yahiko's will as our own."

"Later, Xiao was re-established... and you again replaced your own thoughts with my will. If he could see this, he would be pleased with your choice, wouldn't he?"

The last sentence made Xiao Nan pause in surprise.

Is Yahiko able to see it?

Konan looked at Nagato: "What are you planning to do? Nagato won't agree to this! He won't approve of what you're doing!"

Nagato shook his head slightly: "I did nothing. True peace has not yet begun. The primary purpose is to dedicate this body to the hatred of this world."

"But who can predict the future?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Nagato vanished from the spot in an instant.

……

Country of Fields, Village of Sound.

It's not uncommon in the ninja world for a small country to suddenly establish a small ninja village.

The long-term burden of entrusting missions to the Ninja Village of Great Powers inevitably led the already avaricious nobles to harbor some resentment.

After cutting costs and increasing revenue, wouldn't it be better to use the extra money for personal enjoyment?

Such incidents are commonplace in the Five Great Ninja Villages, and they never say much about them. The losses from multiple failed missions due to insufficient strength are enough to make even nobles wince.

They would then spend more money to entrust the task to the Great Ninja Village.

However, in recent years, Otogakure Village seems to be doing well, and it even seems to be catching up with Takigakure Village.

The capture of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki has been a heavy loss for Takigakure.

……

A dimly lit underground laboratory.

Wearing gloves, Tanaka pushed up his glasses with the back of his hand, then reached out and disemboweled the test subject in front of him.

A reagent was injected, and then black lines began to appear on its body.

"puff!"

A bull's horn protruded from the test subject's forehead, and even its internal organs, exposed to the air, showed varying degrees of change.

"An experiment with natural energy? This was taken from Jugo's body? Come to think of it, wasn't Orochimaru's cursed seal already completed by this timeframe?"

The sudden sound made Tanaka pause slightly, but he quickly continued with his work.

"The Heavenly Curse Seal should not be the final application. This power has another relationship with chakra, and it is not simple."

Uzumaki Sora looked at the guy in front of him with amusement.

Where exactly did Orochimaru find this talent?

Natural energy is the inherent power of this world. After the Otsutsuki clan brought the Divine Tree, the inherent energy was transformed into something like chakra.

They share the same origin, but while Truth-Seeking Balls can nullify all ninjutsu, they cannot nullify natural energy.

"You are very smart."

"Thanks."

After giving a nonchalant reply, the experimental subject on the operating table aged instantly in the next moment.

It was as if the outburst just now had exhausted all the potential of its life.

Having calmed his emotions, Tanaka took off his gloves and turned around, looking directly at Uzumaki Sora: "Lord Sora, what brings you here?"

Uzumaki Sora didn't answer him, but instead turned her gaze to the small white snake beside her: "Now that you know I'm here, you should understand that you can't escape."

The small white snake sank into the ground.

Then the laboratory door opened, and Orochimaru walked in with a fake smile on his face.

"Kong-kun, it's been a long time."

Uzumaki Sora shook his head slightly: "Although I haven't met you much, I've had quite a bit of interaction with your works."

"In recent years, the Impure World Reincarnation technique has made breakthroughs using the cells of the First Hokage as a medium. I think you should try it."

Orochimaru's snake-like eyes narrowed slightly: "It seems nothing can be hidden from you, Kong-kun. However, Kong-kun, you shouldn't dwell on the power of the Impure World Reincarnation from a few years ago."

As he spoke, Orochimaru slapped his hands on the ground.

"Bang."

Under the shroud of smoke, the same three coffins remained.

The coffin lid fell shut, and the figures of the First Hokage, the Third Raikage, and the Second Hokage stepped out.

"Looks like nothing's changed... We still haven't brought out any new talent, how about we do it together?"

Orochimaru licked his lips and smiled, "Ku-kun, if you've seen the future of the Impure World Reincarnation, you should know that they are different from the past."

"The First Hokage, once known as the God of Shinobi, possessed terrifying power even under my control."

"Uchiha Kumo of Konoha is known as the new strongest ninja in the world...Ku-kun, the First Hokage could also have done the same in a battlefield like the Battle of the Sea of ​​the End."

Upon hearing this, Vortex Sky smiled.

The person I was back then and the person I am now... are completely different concepts.

Even Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, who once surpassed the pinnacle of ninjas, were nothing special at the level of the Six Paths.

Orochimaru…

As Vortex Sora's voice rang out, the pupils in his eyes turned bright blue.

In an instant, immense ocular power swept through the entire laboratory. Under the powerful burst of chakra, countless test tubes shattered.

"Remember the chance I gave you back then? As the price for my intervention, your life should have been mine, but there are too few people like you in this world."

"It's so little that I wouldn't even want to take your life, because that would be a waste of a genius."

Orochimaru did not dodge at all; in just a moment, his gaze had already avoided the other's eyes.

Since being bound by illusions last time, I have made new preparations regarding the weaknesses of illusions.

But the other person's eyes...

It's not the Mangekyou Sharingan?

"To be considered a genius by the strongest being in the ninja world, what an honor..."

Orochimaru turned to the side and said, "It seems that Kong-kun has also gained new power. This should be the second time, right? Then, could we change the battlefield?"

"After all, this village was quite important, and it's a real shame that it was destroyed in the aftermath of the battle."

Upon hearing this, Sora smiled and nodded.

"As you wish."

The moment he finished speaking, he vanished from the spot.

Even the Body Flicker Technique was so fast that Orochimaru couldn't react in time.

"Whoosh."

With a flash of light, Sora and Orochimaru vanished from their spot in the next instant.

The three impure world resurrected bodies lost their targets before they could be controlled.

……

"Clap clap clap..."

At the operating table, Tanaka quietly brushed the glass shards off his body.

"The strongest ninja... truly a terrifying power..."

"Why does it feel familiar? Just thinking about cutting open those eyes and observing their structure is incredibly wonderful."

"With Lord Orochimaru's trump cards, perhaps we can have some expectations."

……

Konoha border, coastline.

"Your target... is Kimimaro?"

"Do you have a solution for the bloodline disease of the Kaguya clan?"

[Note: Kaguya and Taketori are the same surname, but the translations differ. In *The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter*, the heroine is named Princess Kaguya Taketori.]

[This update makes up for yesterday's, and there will be two more updates after midnight, one for today and one for tomorrow.]

There will be one or two more updates after midnight. If I fall asleep, there will be one update; otherwise, there will be two.

Kneel down

(End of this chapter)